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NASA is Building Floating Train Tracks to Use on the Moon
It sounds like sci-fi, but NASA hopes to build...
Mapping Human Migration Across Australia’s Lost ‘Atlantis’
Given Australia's gigantic scale and wild nature, archaeological research...
More Everest Summits, Dhaulagiri Hopes Dashed
Several more climbers have topped out on Everest today,...
One in Three Everest Climbers Suffers Cardiac Arrhythmia
As the Everest summits begin, climbers must be aware...
Weekend Warm-Up: Pakistanis Take to the Slopes in ‘A Journey About Sharing’
Two hundred and thirty million people live in Pakistan,...
First Everest Summits. On Kangchenjunga, Strong Winds Abort Push
Yesterday at 8.15 pm, 10 sherpa rope fixers summited...
Plunge Into a Black Hole in NASA’s State-of-the-Art Simulation
Ever since we’ve known they exist, humans have wondered...
Hiraide And Nakajima to Attempt the West Face of K2
Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima will travel to Pakistan...
Venezuela Becomes First Modern Country to Lose All Its Glaciers
In an occasion both momentous and deeply disturbing, scientists...
Kangchenjunga Push, But Winds Stall Progress on Dhaulagiri
At least two teams on Kangchenjunga are on their...
Great Explorers: John C. Fremont
Skilled explorer or overreaching dilettante? Crusading abolitionist or violent...
Did The Chinese Reach America Before Columbus? An Expedition Explores That Possibility
On May 25, Christian Havrehed and Sun Haibin will...
Ancient Maya Blessed Ball Courts with Hallucinogenic Plants
The ancient Maya often built large ball courts in...
Tim Howell Delays Lhotse Wingsuit Jump, Nuptse Push Ahead
Plans exist to be changed last minute, especially on...
How Did Ancient Humans Find Their Way Deep into a French Cave?
The Saint-Marcel cave is one of France's largest and...
Charges Dropped Against Northwest Passage Kayakers
In an Iqaluit courtroom on Monday, charges against four...
Wingsuiter Will Climb Unknown Section to Reach Lhotse Exit Point
Tim Howell and guide Jon Gupta of the UK...
Pilot Dick Rutan, First to Fly Around Earth Without Refueling, Dies at 85
Famed pilot Richard “Dick” Rutan has died. Rutan earned...
Everest North Side and Lhotse Open: Summit Pushes Ahead
Everest action is ramping up from near nil to...
Makalu: Allie Pepper Summits at 3 PM; Now in Camp 3
Allie Pepper of Australia summited Makalu today at 3...
